It’s hard to be as cool as a cucumber when you’re fighting off cucumber beetles or squash bugs in the garden. But cucumbers can thrive in Iowa gardens — and so can its cousin, summer squash.
Ajay Nair, professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University, joins Garden Variety to tell us how to get the most out of our favorite members of the cucurbit family.
Guest:
- Ajay Nair | Iowa State University Extension horticulturist and vegetable production specialist
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